Asus has just unveiled the new 970 Pro Gaming/Aura motherboard, which is touted as the “World’s first 970 AMD gaming board with official NVIDIA® certification.” Based on AMD’s 970+SB950 chipset, the motherboard is compatible with AM3+ FX/Phenom II/Athlon II/Sempron 100 Series processors, along with support for NVIDIA SLI and AMD CrossFireX.

The 970 Pro Gaming/Aura comes with multiple exclusive features to ensure delivery of superior gaming experiences. First, it benefits from Asus’ all-new LED-illumination technology, the Aura RGB, which provides the gaming rig with an endless spectrum of color combinations. For fast and lag-free networking, the board features Intel Gigabit Ethernet as well as Asus-exclusive LANGuard and GameFirst technology.

Other key features of the new motherboard include:

SupremeFX: Flawless audio that makes you part of the game

Sonic Radar ll: Scan and detect your enemies to dominate

RAMCache: Speed up your game loads

Gamer’s Guardian: Highly-durable components and smart DIY features

Last but not least, Asus 970 Pro Gaming/Aura has the newest connectivity built in, with up to 10Gbps USB 3.1 Type-A, and an NVM Express (NVMe) M.2 socket socket for the latest high-speed solid-state drives (SSDs). ASUS hasn’t revealed any availability pr pricing details yet but the product has already been spotted listed in Europe with a price set at around €115.

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